Lacanau, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in France · 6/10 in the world
Compared with 33614 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 1255 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 27,371 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur) (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual offences | |||
| Sexual violence | 24 | 418.2 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 21 | 365.9 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 25 | 435.6 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 123 | 2,143.2 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 22 | 383.3 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 8 | 139.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 19 | 331.1 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 15 | 261.4 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 44 | 766.7 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | not published | - | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 90 | 1,568.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 65 | 1,132.6 | 651.7 |
| Counts victims, in the commune where the victim lives, not where the fraud happened. | |||
Source: SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Sexual offences | 24 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 46 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 187 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 90 |
| Other | 65 |
Questions about crime in Lacanau
- Is Lacanau safe?
- Lacanau: Safety 2 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 33614 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 1255 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
- What is the crime rate in Lacanau?
- Lacanau: Weighted crime: 27,371 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.2 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 3/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School: Collège de Lacanau 650 m
- A&E: Polyclinique d'Arès 26.2 km
- Supermarket: So Bio 1.6 km
- Supermarket: Super U 2.6 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Arès 7/10
- Lanton 6/10
- Andernos-les-Bains 5/10
- Saint-Médard-en-Jalles 6/10
- Lège-Cap-Ferret 2/10
- Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc 8/10
- Martignas-sur-Jalle 8/10
- Saint-Jean-d'Illac 7/10
Mayors of Lacanau since 2014
Lacanau: Other. Département president: Jean-Luc Gleyze (Socialist)
Laurent PEYRONDET · Other
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Laurent PEYRONDET · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Lacanau ▼ −33% · France ▲ +6%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Laurent PEYRONDET · Other right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Lacanau ▼ −17% · France ▲ +1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Maires: Répertoire national des élus and Ministère de l'Intérieur election results. Crime: SSMSI. Licence Ouverte v2.0. Maires 2014: Ministère de l'Intérieur via IdeesLibres (ODbL).
